CarpetPile wrote:

> Just install the SSH variant/version you want, and pkgrm all the SSH
> packages that come with Sol 9.
>
> That's what I do. But not for compatibility reasons... I just prefer
> to use the most recent version of SSH and compile it myself, after
> scanning all the code.

I'm sure there is nothing wrong with what you do, but the Solaris 9
one works fine for me.


Here I'm starting from a machine starling, which is an IBM RS/6000
running AIX 5.2 and OpenSSH 3.6p1, as the orginal poster was using. I
built the OpenSSH from source for the RS/6000.

starling /home/davek % ssh -V
OpenSSH_3.6p1, SSH protocols 1.5/2.0, OpenSSL 0x0090702f

Now attempt a connection to a machine sparrow, which is a Sun running
Solaris 9 and Sun's version of ssh.


starling /home/davek % ssh sparrow
The authenticity of host 'sparrow (192.168.0.100)' can't be
established.
RSA key fingerprint is
42:45:a2:07:ef:c5:ec:d4:31:07:c4:6a:dd:80:c7:83.
Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no)? yes
Warning: Permanently added 'sparrow,192.168.0.100' (RSA) to the list
of known hosts.
davek@sparrow's password:
Last login: Tue Jul 29 16:22:32 2003 from :0
Sun Microsystems Inc. SunOS 5.9 Generic May 2002
You have new mail.

As you can see, I've made a connection to the Sun.

sparrow /export/home/davek % uname -a
SunOS sparrow 5.9 Generic_112233-06 sun4u sparc SUNW,Ultra-80

and as you can see, the Sun is running Sun's version of SSH.

sparrow /export/home/davek % ssh -V
SSH Version Sun_SSH_1.0, protocol versions 1.5/2.0.
sparrow /export/home/davek %

The only hassle I've had with Sun's ssh was when connecting to a Dec
Alpha running Tru64 and a version of SSH based on that from
www.ssh.com. I gave up with that and did install OpenSSH on the Alpha
and now have no problems.


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Dr. David Kirkby,
Senior Research Fellow,
Department of Medical Physics,
University College London,
11-20 Capper St, London, WC1E 6JA.
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e-mail davek@medphys.ucl.ac.uk